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What is the name of the scale used to quantify the size of an earthquake?


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Richter

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Vector

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Meter scale

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seismograph

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Solution

The correct option is A

Richter


The power of an earthquake is expressed in terms of a magnitude on a scale called Richter scale. It measures earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 1 - 10. Destructive earthquakes have magnitudes higher than 7 on the Richter scale.


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